Conus buxeus

Conus buxeus
	Apertural and abapertural views of shell of Conus buxeus (Roeding, 1798)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Neogastropoda
Superfamily:	Conoidea
Family:	Conidae
Genus:	Conus
Species:	C. buxeus
Binomial name
	Conus buxeus; (Röding, 1798)
Synonyms
	Conus (Dendroconus) buxeus (Röding, 1798) · accepted, alternate representation; Conus buxeus buxeus (Röding, 1798); Cucullus buxeus Röding, 1798; Dendroconus buxeus (Röding, 1798); Dendroconus buxeus buxeus (Röding, 1798);

Conus buxeus, common name the fig cone, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails and their allies.^[1]

Like all species within the genus Conus, these snails are predatory and venomous. They are capable of "stinging" humans, therefore live ones should be handled carefully or not at all.

There is one subspecies : Conus buxeus loroisii Kiener, 1845 (synonyms : Conus agrestis Mörch, 1850; Conus figulinus var. insignis Dautzenberg, 1937; Conus huberorum da Motta, 1989; Dendroconus loroisii insignis (f) Dautzenberg, 1937)

Description

The size of the shell varies between 30 mm and 135 mm.

Distribution

This species occurs in the Indo-West Pacific.

References

^ ^a ^b Conus buxeus Moolenbeek, Röckel, & Bouchet, 2008. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 27 March 2010.

Tucker J.K. & Tenorio M.J. (2009) Systematic classification of Recent and fossil conoidean gastropods. Hackenheim: Conchbooks. 296 pp.
Hawaiian shell news VOL XXXII #.5 MAY, 1984 NEW SERIES 293 pp.9-10
Puillandre N., Duda T.F., Meyer C., Olivera B.M. & Bouchet P. (2015). One, four or 100 genera? A new classification of the cone snails. Journal of Molluscan Studies. 81: 1-23

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[WoRMS-1] Conus buxeus Moolenbeek, Röckel, & Bouchet, 2008. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 27 March 2010.

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